1. ASHFORD ANT 101 Week 5 Final Cultural
Research Paper
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Focus of the Research Paper
Throughout this course, we have learned that the primary mode of subsistence
(how a culture makes a living) impacts many other aspects of cultural behavior
and has been an effective way to organize thoughts and studies about culture. In
order to demonstrate your understanding of subsistence modes and its impact on
a culture and why a culture acts as it does, your Research Paper will require you
to:
1. Select a specific culture from the following list:
a. Basseri of Iran
b. The Batek of Malaysia
c. Enga
d. The Amish
e. Huaorani of Ecuador
f. Bedouin
g. Zulu
h. Kurds
i. Maori
j. Mbuti
k. Nayar of India
l. Semai
m. Navajo
n. Tikopia of Melanesia

2. 2. Research this culture using the Ashford University Online Library. Please
identify and use a minimum of three scholarly articles from the library in addition
to the text your research. Keep in mind that most anthropological research,
whether article length or book length, is either an ethnography or an ethnology.
You may use any combination of ethnographies or ethnologies in your paper.
3. Write a seven to eight page long research paper that does the following:
a. Identifies and classifies the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. (
Foragers, Horticulturalists, Pastoralists, Emerging Agriculturalists, Agrarian
States, or Industrialists)
b. Analyzes and evaluates the impact that the primary mode of subsistence of the
selected culture has on at least three of the following aspects of culture:
i. Beliefs and values
ii. Economic organization
iii. Gender relations
iv. Kinship
v. Political organization
vi. Sickness and healing
vii. Social change
viii. Social organization
The Research Paper must be formatted according to APA style and include a title
and a reference page (which does not count towards the page length). For
information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center,
within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online
course.
In Week Three, you are required to submit an introductory paragraph, thesis
statement, an outline, and your properly formatted reference page with the
required sources identified. At that point, you should have chosen your culture
and identified its primary mode of subsistence.
Writing the Research Paper
The Research Paper:
1. Must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length, and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

3. 2. Must include a title page with the following:
a. Title of paper
b. Student’s name
c. Coursenameandnumber
d. Instructor’s name
e. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford Online Library.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.